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The most interesting thing about his character for me at the beginning of the series is how he genuinely does not believe that his "energy conservation" lifestyle is superior and his constantly "I'm not that smart" remarks.
Usually people live the way they are because, IMO, they think that's the best way to go. The best theory on his behavior I hear is he just does not know what and where he should spend his energy on, since he find nothing to be worth it.
Or maybe the guy read too much about the Universe's heat death and now trying his best to slowdown the increasing entropy

The most interesting thing about his character for me at the beginning of the series is how he genuinely does not believe that his "energy conservation" lifestyle is superior and his constantly "I'm not that smart" remarks.
Usually people live the way they are because, IMO, they think that's the best way to go. The best theory on his behavior I hear is he just does not know what and where he should spend his energy on, since he find nothing to be worth it.
Or maybe the guy read too much about the Universe's heat death and now trying his best to slowdown the increasing entropy

Why am I thinking Kyubey? :P

Spoiler for I know this is only for Madoka fans....:

Madoka: Why didn't you tell us anything about this...?
Oreki as Kyubey: I knew you'll ask that question, anyway, so why should I bother telling you?

Seriously, this guy has an awesome lifestyle. Spending energy on energy conservation.

Last ep (i.e. ep 4) when Houtarou was in the bathroom trying to come up with a plausible pattern to all the info he pulls a lock of hair hangin over his forehead, frowns and looks focused. When he did that I thought "where have I seen this?" ... and just this morning I realized that I saw it in Toradora. Takasu used to do the same thing in ep 1 and the OP I believe.

That aside, I actually kinda like Houtarou. I get the feeling he really is a good guy down deep, but has simply been unable to find anything to CARE about. I have a feeling the novels and the anime will be a chronicle of him slowly changing because he found something he cares about - i.e. Chitanda - and from her begins to be able to appreciate other things as well.

A lot of people compare Houtarou to Sherlock, but as many people in various blogs and boards pointed out, he is more similar to the older sibling, Mycroft Holmes. Here's a quote about him:

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...he has no ambition and no energy. He will not even go out of his way to verify his own solutions, and would rather be considered wrong than take the trouble to prove himself right. Again and again I have taken a problem to him, and have received an explanation which has afterwards proved to be the correct one. And yet he was absolutely incapable of working out the practical points...

—Sherlock Holmes, speaking of his brother in "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter"

He was implicitly saying, "I know I want confirmation, but can't you... as in only you go instead to save myself the effort?" ?

I disagree on this point. Even at that point, if his theory made Chitanda satisfied, he wouldn't care less if it's actually correct. I expect him to change as the story progress, but at the beginning he really is someone who would rather be labeled wrong than spend his energy to prove himself right. To be exact, though, he wouldn't even try to solve it in the first place.

For someone who doesn't like to waste energy, Oreki sure is not following it. I like how he thinks. Always calm and approach any situation in a logical approach. Plus, he's very very observant. It's quite amusing how a guy like him gets dragged around by Eru who is the complete opposite of him.

Just as a little joke... His saying of "If I don't have to do it, I won't. If I have to do it, I'll make it quick". Kinda sounds like someone going to the bathroom ~_~ Hows that for energy conservation?

For someone who doesn't like to waste energy, Oreki sure is not following it.

Well, that's what you're led to believe. Remember, that whenever we talk about Oreki and Kotenbu (Classics Club), it's Chitanda we're talking about. The poor guy couldn't cut some slack without being "forced" upon by Chitanda Eru to doing her bidding. It was until Ep 4 - 5 though when we see Oreki starting to make several exceptions to his rule, especially when he tries to unnecessarily tie in the holes in the Jun theory, mostly because he's following up on Chitanda's request to him.

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Originally Posted by Kev-kun

Just as a little joke... His saying of "If I don't have to do it, I won't. If I have to do it, I'll make it quick". Kinda sounds like someone going to the bathroom ~_~ Hows that for energy conservation?